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Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2025
This is an AC powered handheld welder that comes with the basic necessities for the tool. It is easy to use and the cables fit tightly on the tool. It appears to be made well and functions properly. The only additional things you need are a welding helmet and welding rods.
Customer Review
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2025
I am a “Farm” welder at best, in that I can stick 2 pieces of metal together so that the will stay together. Also, I haven’t used a stick welder in 60 years, I usually do MIG.Positive:- I stuck a welding rod in, turned it on and it worked.- Very light and easy to handle- Cheap plastic case but it does the job- Seems to penetrate well- Hard to control the bead, but that was probably meNegative:- No information on what size welding rod to use- No description on what the rotary knob does or where it should be set- No suggestions on how to use the welderFrom what I remember, the moment you touch the rod to the metal you should get an arc. Not true in this case. You need to hold the rod against the metal until the metal glows and starts to melt, then the arc begins. At first I thought the machine was defective, but once I figured this out, it worked ok.
Guadalupe
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2025
Muy practico
DJ
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2025
After purchasing our camper last year, I have wanted to modify a couple of pieces welded on to the hitch. So, I had been considering getting a small and inexpensive welder to complete the job. But I am a complete novice and have to admit that I was apprehensive about even using a welder. But YouTube helped. I learned about stick welding and purchased a box of Hobart 7018 welding sticks, a welding helmet and some “welding coupons” to practice welding together a small metal box on my workbench in the garage. It was difficult to get a good arc, but overall, the process was less complicated that I had thought. The little metal box was not at all elegant, but I learned some things and feel confident that I can move on to the small parts of my camper hitch. It plugs into a 110v outlet and is lightweight enough to hold like a drill in your hand. It comes with a pair of gloves, a clamp to complete the weld circuit, and a welding hammer and brush for project clean up. The instructions I found to be less than helpful, but the welder itself seems to be well-built. The carrying case is a bit flimsy, but it is large enough for the welder, gloves, the clamp and other small items. This welder does what it is advertised to do.
Chris G
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2025
As a hobbyist and engineer, I was anxious to learn a new skill like welding without taking a deep dive from an investment standpoint. I had no idea that basic tools like this existed as an entry point, but I couldn't be happier.The kit comes with most of what I needed to start, but I honestly had no idea what I needed, and the instructions with this unit will NOT help you. I started with a series on YouTube about the basics of stick welding. From there I learned more about how to safely approach the skill, and what materials I was missing. Then I learned more about the technique and practice required to be effective. The simplicity of this welder certainly helped get started, but it's not like other tools where you just pick it up and go.All that said, I feel like this tool has helped me get a smoother start in learning how to weld. It comes with the basic tools like a flux hammer and a pair of OK gloves, but not much else. A welding helmet, some practice materials and of course consumable rod of your choosing are all add ones you'll need to purchase separately.Once I had all the necessary components, I was able to sit down and fire up some practice. Despite all the videos and studying, it took me a while to get the hang of starting an arc. That's not specific to this machine, I actually think the design helped me with the technique, as I'm used to handling similarly designed tools like drills. Old style welders seem awkward to me.Functionally, I don't have much to compare to, but I was able to get it to work (albeit messy and ugly welds that probably won't hold up long term). I have only briefly played around with the power dial, although it seems like a bit of a blind adjustment. I'm sure that's an adjustment I'll learn with practice (it's an analog dial).Overall I'm impressed and a little surprised at how easy this tool made getting into it. As my skills improve, I'm guessing I'll want higher quality, but this does the job, and is likely good enough for an occasional user and hobbyist such as myself. At a reasonable price point and value perspective, I have zero complaints.
joshjohn77
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2025
Unfortunately this is another case of lying to get more sales, because this machine advertised as 250A cannot possibly use 250A. It uses 110V and isn't dual voltage, which already effectively guarantees it can't deliver this, and its cable has 14ga wires inside. 14ga wires can handle 20A max, which on a 110V circuit means 2,200W of power max. Assuming the arc voltage is 20-30V, which would be standard for stick welders, even if we take the lowest voltage it's never going to be near 250A. 250A on 20V would still take 5,000W, which is more than double our max wattage deliverable by the power cable. As the power cable can only deliver 2,200W max, this means the absolute maximum amperage you can get on the lowest voltage would be 110A. And if it's using 30V arc voltage for a thicker rod or longer arc, you'd be getting 73A max. So this product is delivering between 30-44% of the advertised power, hence the 2 star rating.For the rest of the product--consider how it might be if they lie about the amperage. The rest of it isn't too hot either. Horrible instructions, terrible translations, doesn't tell you how to use it at all, cheap plastic, very cheap "welding hammer." But it does work, so I gave it two stars instead of one.
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